Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Luo Shihe did not respond, he apologized again: "It's my fault, it's my fault. I have been eating a lot recently and gained weight. I accidentally pushed Lord Luo out. Haha, Lord Luo, please don't blame me."

Shen Zheng looked at Zhu Kongjia's appearance and thought to herself that it was really difficult for him. If he tried to smooth things over, he would have to get himself involved.

Everyone who was chatting and greeting each other looked over when they heard the words.

Luo Shihe was already feeling annoyed. Under everyone's puzzled gaze, he forced a stiff smile and said, "I feel a little unwell today. Please forgive me, gentlemen."

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that he was making an excuse, but the protagonist today was not him, Luo Shihe, and whether he was unwell or not was not important to anyone.

Only Zhu Kongjia asked with a worried look on his face: "Lord Luo, do you want to go back to the carriage and rest?"

Before Luo Shihe could answer, Yu Zhengqing walked out from the backyard. He immediately restrained his expression and stood there with his eyes lowered.

Yu Zhengqing frowned slightly and glanced at Luo Shihe, the meaning of which was unclear.

Others might not understand, but Luo Shihe knew that he might not be able to keep his official position this time.

Ever since Wang Wu was arrested last time, the government office began investigating him. After he got the news, he placed his hopes on his brother-in-law.

Calling him brother-in-law is actually a compliment to Luo Shihe.

His sister was just a concubine in that gentleman's house, and he was only a seventh-rank county official, so how could he dare to call himself the brother-in-law of a fifth-rank official.

But in his panic, he still sent a letter to that "brother-in-law". Although Yu Zhengqing's official rank was fourth grade, the incident had not happened yet. As long as that person could maneuver Yu Zhengqing and stop him from investigating further, he would have a chance to keep his official hat.

What he didn't expect was that the first letter fell into oblivion and there was no response for a long time.

Unwilling to give up, he wrote a second letter, in which he stated that he was willing to give away all his wealth as long as the other party was willing to protect him.

Even if he was just a county magistrate, even if his rank was only seventh, all officials knew that they should never underestimate the wealth of a corrupt official. Not to mention the seventh rank, some ninth rank officials could be extremely wealthy.

Perhaps his sincerity touched his "brother-in-law", and he received a reply a few days later.

But it was this reply letter that made him fall into the abyss, and the last glimmer of hope was extinguished.

Who would have thought that their prefect, who usually kept a low profile, was actually the son of the Earl of Yongning in the capital!

Earl Yongning!

Among the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who did not know Yu Shizhang, the Earl of Yongning?

Luo Shihe looked at the reply letter and laughed and cried, almost going crazy. He smashed several sets of tea sets at home and angrily scolded Yu Zhengqing for being a fool. He gave up the title and came to Liuyang Prefecture to be a prefect!

His first reaction was to escape! He would rather escape with all his wealth than fall into Yu Zhengqing's hands!

But who knew that his "brother-in-law" had guessed his thoughts and warned him in the letter to obey and not to struggle in vain.

With the Earl of Yongning pressing down on him, if he wants to escape, he must ensure that he is not caught, otherwise he will be committing an even more serious crime!

What's more, now that Yu Zhengqing has set his eyes on him, he can't be sure if there is someone watching him in secret.

If Yu Zhengqing, a black-hearted person, was waiting for him to escape and just sat there waiting for him to take advantage of the situation, wouldn't he be in even greater trouble?

It is not right to escape, nor is it right not to escape. Now Luo Shihe can only wait for Yu Zhengqing's verdict, which is getting more and more tormented day by day...

So even though he came to Tongan County today, he had no choice but to give up, and naturally he didn't have a good face to Shen Zheng.

He secretly glared at Shen Zheng with hatred. It was all this woman's fault!

After a moment, Yu Zhengqing retracted his gaze and said to Shen Zheng, "Let's go to the fields first."

......

Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing rode in the same carriage. Seeing her hesitate to speak, Yu Zhengqing took the initiative to ask, "But do you want to ask about Luo Shihe, the magistrate of Yonglu County?"

Shen Zheng nodded and asked directly: "Wang Wu dared to act like that, he must be involved. Why didn't you punish him? But there is insufficient evidence?"

Yu Zhengqing smiled proudly, "If you talk about evidence, is there anything I can't find? Let's just take the simplest one. He teamed up with the county grain merchants to push up grain prices, and also came up with a policy of limiting grain purchases. The grain prices seemed okay on the surface, but in reality, they were driven up to the sky. Now their account books are in the government office, which is enough to make him suffer."

Shen Zheng was furious after hearing this. Well, well, she paid out of her own pocket to provide food for the county residents, but Luo Shihe was picking the county residents' pockets instead!

What a beast!

Since Yu Zhengqing is so confident, why doesn't he arrest anyone yet?

Shen Zheng was even more confused and pointed a finger at the roof of the car, "But he..."

Is there someone above?

Yu Zhengqing smiled even more, "If we really want to compare with the people above us, then my connections are much stronger than his."

Shen Zheng was stunned. After all this time, it turned out that her boss was the son of an official?

She became even more confused. It would sound good if the official got the news that there were no corrupt officials in the area under his jurisdiction.

But if it is for political achievements, then it would be more effective to crack down on corrupt officials.

Could it be that... Yu Zhengqing was bribed by Luo Shihe? !

Shen Zheng opened her mouth wide and looked at Yu Zhengqing, her eyes full of disapproval, as if to imply that if you dare to accept bribes, I will report you.

Yu Zhengqing knew what she was thinking at a glance. He glared at her and said, "What are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person?"

Shen Zheng gave him an awkward smile. She had been guessing for a long time and had not been able to guess it right. Now this was the only reason she could think of.

However, Yu Zhengqing is indeed not someone who would accept bribes. If he wanted to accept bribes, there would be no need to go through such a big detour.

Shen Zheng frowned and said sincerely: "I hope you can help me solve this problem."

Yu Zhengqing looked at the teapot on the table and asked, "Don't you think it's interesting to see someone like him struggling in despair?"

Shen Zheng was startled and looked at him in disbelief.

Why didn't I realize this guy was so perverted before? He likes to watch people struggling to survive?!

Yu Zhengqing looked at her reaction and smiled softly, "It was just a joke, don't look at me like that."

"Now Luo Shihe already knows that I am investigating him, but he doesn't know that I have already collected all the evidence and can punish him at any time. If you were him, what would you do?"

Shen Zheng answered without thinking: "What else can we do? Pack up and run!"

When disaster strikes, what else can you do but run away? Wait for death?

Yu Zhengqing glanced at her and said, "He doesn't dare to run. He must think that I have sent someone to guard him."

"I don't dare to run..." Shen Zheng frowned and said, "Then I can only work diligently and try to get a lighter punishment."

Yu Zhengqing finally heard the answer he wanted to hear and nodded: "During this period, he dare not commit the same offense again, but this official is definitely not giving him a chance to reform, but the selection of the county magistrate is still under discussion."

Shen Zheng was stunned and suddenly understood Yu Zhengqing's intention.

It is also difficult if there is no one to take over. If there is no one to put pressure on him, there is a fear that someone in the county will have ulterior motives and deliberately create chaos.

Therefore, taking away Luo Shihe's official position too early may not be worth the cost.

Shen Zheng praised: "Your Excellency is wise! I admire you!"

She has so much to learn on the road to being an official. Today, Yu Zhengqing is willing to teach her these things step by step, which shows his thoughtfulness.

Perhaps Yu Zhengqing will be her good mentor.

Seeing that she suddenly realized something, Yu Zhengqing straightened up and asked her jokingly, "If Yonglu County is merged into your Tongan County, would you be willing?"

Shen Zheng's eyebrows jumped at this sentence.

Is he waiting for her here?!

How powerful are the connections of this boss? He can merge counties just like that?!